- When I was a kid, I was interested in cars. I am no longer really interested in this topic anymore. Asking questions helped me figure out a few things about cars by helping me figure out how they work and what they are made of, etc.
- My curiosity has unfortunately dropped over the years in my opinion. I do believe the educational system played a role in this because school became a chore for me and I associated anything related to school, like research and curiosity, with boredom and stress. Though this may be true, I still ask questions every now and then as well as do minimal research for random topics.
- I believe the interest was lost once I sort of “grew out of it” when I reached Middle School. I just stopped thinking they were so cool and it’s likely part of the reason I became interested in the first place was the Disney movie Cars. When I lost my interest in cars, my interest in video games grew because I was at that age where you’d want to play on Call Of Duty with the squad.
Category: In-Class Writing
In Class Writing Excercise – Saif S.
When I was younger I was very interested and invested in astronomy. The free time I would have would go towards watching videos that educated me in that topic. I am still interested in astronomy, but not enough to gain anything from my interest. Asking questions to myself about astronomy helped fuel my desire to know more and more about space. It motivated me to seek the answers to my questions. Over time I ended up losing a bit of interest in astronomy. There is no one specific reason for this, just it slowly died down. The educational system did help keep it relevant in my mind but it wasn’t enough for me to still be invested in it. I think that big hyperfixation on astronomy is still in me somewhere. I like to believe that when I do see something incredible it will spark my desire to learn more again. In terms of science, my interests shifted from outside the planet to inside. I’ve grown more and more interested of the psychology of those around me. The way people think and the reasons behind their subconscious actions are rewarding answers for me to find out.
Literacy Narrative // Concrete, Significant Detail
As you read and re-read the narratives we’ve looked at, think about how the authors use concrete, significant detail.
“Maybe I Could Save Myself by Writing” by Jose Olivarez
“The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde
‘Literacy’ Narrative Example – UWL student
****you are not being asked to write a literacy narrative, but here is an example of a University of Wisconsin student’s literacy narrative.
